STOCKHOLM — Saab has received a contract modification from the U.S. Marine Corps within the Force-on-Force Training Systems-Next program, the company said March 9. The modification value is approximately $122 million USD, where $54 million was booked during 2021. The…
Aquilino: Fuel Logistics to Be Dispersed in Wake of Red Hill Closure
WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region addressed concerns from Congress about the impact of the closure of the Red Hill fuel depot in Hawaii during March 9 testimony on Capitol Hill. Rep. Mike Rogers, ranking…
FRCSW Inducts Its First CMV-22 to Suffer Mishap
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest artisans and the Fleet Support Team recently joined industry partners and the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) to prevent the loss of an CMV-22 Osprey aircraft which had suffered…
Cutter Steadfast Returns Home Following Migrant-Interdiction, Counter-Narcotics Patrol
ASTORIA, Oregon. — The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to the cutter’s homeport in Astoria March 7 after a 48-day patrol of the California coast, the cutter’s crew said in a release. The 54-year-old cutter and…
Patrol Ship USS Tempest Decommissioned in Bahrain
ARLINGTON, Va. — The coastal patrol ship USS Tempest (PC 2) was decommissioned in ceremonies held March 7 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain after 29 years of service. The Tempest, the oldest serving PC, is the third PC of the…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Respond to Haitian Migration Venture off Florida Keys
MIAMI — U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and partner agencies responded to a grounded Haitian vessel on March 6, approximately 200 yards off Ocean Reef in Key Largo, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said March 7. Coast…
U.S. Navy Brings Back Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — The Navy is bringing back the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program. This program offers various benefits for college students looking for a new way to join the Navy as a commissioned officer, the Navy Recruiting Command said in…
U.S. Naval Aviation No Stranger to Southeast Europe Operations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The skies over southeast Europe are not normally associated with the history of U.S. naval aviation, but the current patrols being flown over the region by Navy aircraft from the aircraft carrier U.S Harry S. Truman are…
SECDEF Orders Closure of Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii
ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III made the following statement March 7 announcing the decision to close a Navy petroleum storage facility near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which recently leaked and affected the Navy’s drinking water system for the…
Marine Corps Joint Air-to-Ground Missile achieves Initial Operational Capability
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Marine Corps declared initial operating capability for the AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile on the AH-1Z Viper effective 1 March 2022, the Naval Air Systems Command said March 4. JAGM, a joint…
